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Midweek 
Genre Discussion & Talk Running time 45 mins (09.00) Country United Kingdom Languages English Home station BBC Radio 4 Hosts Libby Purves Website Midweek Podcast Podcast Midweek is a British weekly radio magazine series broadcast on BBC Radio 4 it is aired on Wednesday at 09.00 and is repeated later the same day at 21.00 . It is presented by Libby Purves and each week several guests discuss various topics with her.
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Controversy
On 19th October 2005, a blazing argument between comedian Joan Rivers and broadcaster Darcus Howe, who were both guests on that week's edition, erupted live on air, after Howe suggested Rivers was offended by the use of the term 'black'. Rivers angrily rejected his suggestion, accusing him of implying she was a racist and called him a 'son of a bitch'. According to a Radio 4 spokeswoman, around twenty people contacted the station, subsequent to the live broadcast, some critical of the swearing, but most "called to say they really enjoyed the debate". [1]
References
- Elmes, Simon (2007-09-29). "Meet the disembodied friends of BBC Radio 4". London: The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/09/29/nrradio129.xml. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
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